Inhibitory and bactericidal effects of hydrogen peroxide production by Streptococcus pneumoniae on other inhabitants of the upper respiratory tract

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 68, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 3990-3997

  Pericone, Christopher D ^a   Overweg, Karin ^b   Hermans, Peter W M ^b   Weiser, Jeffrey N ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALASE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; PYRUVATE OXIDASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL GROWTH; COCULTURE; GROWTH INHIBITION; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; MORAXELLA CATARRHALIS; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

COCULTURE TECHNIQUES; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MORAXELLA (BRANHAMELLA) CATARRHALIS; MUTATION; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; PYRUVATE OXIDASE; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; SUPERINFECTION; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0033945724     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.68.7.3990-3997.2000     Document Type: Article

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